122 farmers arrested for stopping train
Jalaun, Nov 24 (UNI) Police today arrested 122 agitating farmers under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) for stopping a passenger train at Orai railway station.
However, they were later released in the evening.
The farmers alleged that they had been facing drought situation and that there was a total lack of irrigation facilities.
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Story first published: Saturday, November 24, 2007, 23:02 [IST]